Clinical News: Page 741

Backlash mounts against study on smartphone 'horns'
By Brian Casey
Are young adults really growing "horns" from excessive smartphone use? Skeptics are questioning a 2018 study that claimed to find bony protuberances on the skulls of young men -- growths that the authors hypothesized were connected to excessive mobile device use.
June 24, 2019
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Rapid adoption of DBT screening is faster in richer areas
By Brian Casey
The use of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for breast cancer screening has grown rapidly, from almost 13% of screening exams in 2015 to over 43% in 2017. But DBT adoption is occurring at a faster rate in more affluent areas, according to a research letter published June 24 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
June 24, 2019
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Konica Minolta partners with Ga. hospital network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas and Emory Healthcare hospital network in Atlanta have formed a strategic partnership with the goal of developing new ways to personalize patient care.
June 23, 2019
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NEMA revises manual for gauging SPECT performance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has released an updated version of its manual for measuring and reporting the performance parameters of SPECT scanners.
June 23, 2019
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Lantheus touts contrast echo study at ASE 2019
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Holdings, the parent company of Lantheus Medical Imaging, is directing attention to new clinical data for its Definity ultrasound contrast agent being presented June 24 at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting in Portland, OR.
June 23, 2019
SNMMI: FDG-PET/MRI improves pain diagnosis, management
By Wayne Forrest
ANAHEIM, CA - By identifying increased metabolic activity or inflammation associated with chronic pain, FDG-PET/MRI can improve care management strategies for a majority of patients, according to a study presented Sunday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 23, 2019
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SNMMI: Technetium radiotracer tracks rheumatoid arthritis
By Brian Casey
ANAHEIM, CA - New findings on a technetium-based radiopharmaceutical that could be useful for monitoring rheumatoid arthritis by tracking joint inflammation were presented on Sunday at the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual conference.
June 23, 2019
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SNMMI: PET ligand can diagnose brain disorder before autopsy
By Wayne Forrest
ANAHEIM, CA - Researchers have developed a tau PET radioligand that can accurately differentiate in vivo between progressive supranuclear palsy and similar brain disorders, according to a study presented Saturday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 23, 2019
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AI can improve reproducibility of radiomics in CT
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm may be able to help overcome one of the biggest issues limiting the clinical use of radiomics in CT -- the low reproducibility of quantitative imaging features on images from different reconstruction algorithms, according to research published online June 18 in Radiology.
June 23, 2019
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SNMMI: PSMA-PET helps guide prostate cancer therapy
By Wayne Forrest
ANAHEIM, CA - Adding an interim prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-PET scan during therapy can help guide treatment for patients with prostate cancer, according to a study presented Sunday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 22, 2019
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Sofie signs exclusive license for new FAPI radiotracers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Sofie Biosciences has signed an exclusive license agreement with University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany for a new class of radiopharmaceuticals that act as fibroblast activation protein inhibitors (FAPIs).
June 21, 2019
Fluke launches radiation measurement tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fluke Biomedical is launching a new survey meter designed to provide radiation measurements with simplified data collection in a single tool for a variety of applications.
June 20, 2019
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